Mine and railway tie plate



1,665.419 J. T. MCRRIS Y MINE AND RAILWAY TIE PLATE Filed June 15. 1927 Patented Apr. 10, 1928.

UNITED STATES JOHN 'rHoMAs MORRIS, or GLEN MORRISON, wnsrvIRGINlA.

MINE AND RAILWAY TIE :enairn.

Application filed June 15, 1927. Serial 110.19%),010.

This invention is a device for anchoring mine and railway rails which are laid contiguously to a moving switch point, but it is not limited to such use.

One of the objects of the invention is to produce a tie plate constructed to support a railway or mine rail and having integral anchoring means for engaging the base of the rail. A further object is to provide an inexpensive tie plate of the character described, so arranged that the switch point may slide thereon.

The invention will be fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a top plan view illustrating the invention. Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof.

Referring to the drawing, designates a body member of metal, having an integral bent over portion 11, which is shorter in length than the body portion 10, so that the free extremity of the portion 11 is spaced from the adjacent end of the body 10 to provide a rail supporting area 12 near one end of said body portion. Contiguous to the rail supporting area 12 is a hole or slot 13, for the reception of an ordinary railway spike 1a, to be driven into the tie T. The other end of the body 10 is provided with a spike hole 15, which registers with a similar hole 16 in the overlapping or bent over portion 11, the two holes 15 and 16 being in register so as to receive a second spike 17.

The bent over portion 11 is firmly anchored in contact with the upper surface of the body 10 by means of a counter-sunk rivet -18,and the extremity of said bent over portion is beveled, as indicated at 19, so as to fit over and closely engage the contiguous flange of the base of a rail R. The switch point 20 is provided with a base adapted to slide upon the smooth, uninterrupted top surface of the bent over portion 11, said switch point being operated by suitable mechanism (not shown) well understood in the art.

In practice, the body 10 and the overlapping portion 11 are constructed of one piece of metal, and bent over and riveted during the fabrication of the device, as shown. In use, the device is placed upon the tie at the position it is to occupy, the rail supporting area 12 being passed under the rail B, so as to bring the beveled end 19 over the top of the inner flange at the base of the rail. The spike 14 is then driven into the tie, the head of the spike engaging the outer flange of the base of the rail and cooperating with the beveled portion 19 to retain the rail in position. The spike 17 is then driven into the tie and the device is thus firmly anchored. I

r The advantages of the invention are readily apparent. It will be particularly noted that by means of the bent over or overlapping portion which engages the base of the rail, an exceedingly simple device is provided which may be readily and quickly installed, and by means of which the rail is firmly braced and anchored. The device is also inexpensive and may be used over and over again. 7

Having thus explained the nature of the invention and described an operative manner of constructing andusing the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the forms of its use, what is claimed is 1. A. railway tie plate comprising a body member of metal having an integral bent over portion overlapping the body portion and presenting a smooth, uninterrupted surface upon which a switch point may slide, said overlapping portionbeing of shorter length than the said body portion so that the free extremity of the bent over portion is spaced from the adjacent free end of the body portion to provide a rail supporting area, the said free extremity of said bent over portion being positioned to engage an adjacent flange of a rail resting upon said rail supporting area, the overlapped portions of the tie plate being providedwith registering spike receiving holes, said rail supporting area also having a spike receiving hole so positioned that a spike driven therethrough will cooperate with saidbent over portion to retain the rail in place.

2. A railway tie plate comprising a body member of metal having an integral bent over portion overlapping said body portion and presenting a smooth, uninterrupted surface upon which a switch point may slide, said overlapping portion being of shorter length than said body portion so that the free extremity of the bent over portion is spaced from the adjacent free end of the body portion to provide a rail supporting area, the said free extremity of the bent over portion having a bevelled edge p ositioned to overlap and engage an adjacent flange of a rail resting upon said rail supportmg area, the overlapped portions of the tie plate being provided With registering 5 spike receivingholes, said rail supporting area also having a spike receiving hole so positioned that a spike drlven therethrough Will cooperate with said bevelled edge to retain said rail in place, and a countersunk rivet rigidly clamping the overlapped portion to the body portion. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set:

my hand.

JOHN THOMAS MORRIS. 

